MBTA Red Line derailment snarls morning commute

Tuesday

MBTA riders on Tuesday morning endured soggy, delay-filled commutes following an early morning Red Line train derailment that had negative ripple effects throughout the system.

It was the second derailment in four days, following an incident Saturday on the Green Line near Kenmore Station, and the problems come three weeks before the T is set to jack up its fares.

According to a T spokesman, one car of a six-car southbound train derailed just outside JFK/UMass Station at 6:10 a.m. and the car sustained "significant damage."

Boston EMS responded to the scene and none of the 60 passengers aboard the car were transported for care. One person reported a hand injury, according to spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation, he said, and personnel are working to re-rail the car.

Boston EMS reported 11 injuries due to a Green Line derailment Saturday morning as a train was leaving Kenmore Station.

Officials have ruled out the vehicle and infrastructure as the cause of the Green Line derailment, MBTA Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville told the MBTA Board Monday, saying the cause "does appear to be operator-related."